London salons

Superstar Stylist Sophie Emmett, reviews Muse of London’s newest TIGI colour treatment: #ChocolateCrusade A few days before my 30th birthday, I had the ultimate pleasure of having my hair done at the Muse of Londonsalon, which is located in the heart of Oxford Circus. Having just launched their Chocolate menu: #Chocolatecrusade, I had the difficult […]

I’m always on the lookout for new treatments and am more than happy to sacrifice my face/body in the name of beauty. I’ve recently tried two fantastic massages that are must visits for this Bank Holiday weekend. First up is The Aurora Spa at Westminster’s Park Plaza. This spa is a little gem. It may […]

Regular readers of Blush, will know how much I love a good a treatment. Full body massages, blow dries, facials; I’ll take them all. There are a few necessary evils that when the time comes, I always dread: threading (it looks awesome but there is no pain quite like it) and waxing. Eyebrow waxing: is […]

I have a deep rooted love for Mayfair, partly because I have a penchant for the finer things in life and unlike Bond Street, Mayfair proper (anywhere between Dover St and Park Lane) somehow manages to remain an oasis of calm amidst the mayhem of central London. South Audley St, is one of my faves […]

I strolled into Foster London on a very lazy Wednesday afternoon. Whilst I’ve been a fan of the East London salon from afar for a while now, I’ve never actually been in; much like Radio Hair a few streets down, I’ve always found it a little intimidating. The semicircular salon, that presides over the bottom […]

I was slightly apprehensive to test a treatment at East London’s Radio Hair. I’ve often walked past the lofty salon that towers over the corner of Redchurch street in all of it’s exposed brick glory. Walking up to it you can sense you’re about to enter somewhere special and the interior is as impressive as its exterior would […]

As I’ve often said there are some occasions when there’s nothing better than a massage. Though considered a luxury and not a particularly cheap one- the importance of a good massage can’t be overstated. Whether you have a lot on your mind, you’ve got some cellulite that needs shifting, or after too many late nights […]

Need a break from East? I’d been keen to test a treatment at the Pamper Rooms ever since I stumbled across their Curtain road salon one busy lunchtime; so when I was invited down to their new digs within the very cool boutique Celestine Eleven, I’d booked in before the manager could say mini massage. I’ve […]

She’s been contributing to Blush with her frank and witty reviews on skincare and now we’ve put our favourite girl Poppy in the hot seat to get a few more of her beauty secrets. Name Poppy Gardner Occupation Personal Assistant Where do you buy your beauty bits? MAC, Superdrug, Boots, Victoria Health What product are […]

Name Holly Swayne Occupation Fashion Journalist Where do you buy your beauty bits? Boots/Selfridges What product are you loving at the moment? Topshop Glow Pot (£9, Topshop) Which spa or salon do you have on speed dial? Blue Tit in Dalston What product can’t you live without? Boots own hair serum (£2.59, Boots) What do […]

I’ve got very fond memories of Andrew Jose‘s Charlotte St salon, mainly because they rather graciously fixed my friends hair after I’d attempted an at home highlight job that went unsurprisingly wrong. So when I was offered the opportunity to try out the salon for myself I jumped at the chance. The purpose of my […]

Testing the treatment, as regular readers know, aims to unearth those neighbourhood gems that you wish existed but haven’t quite found yet. I’ve hunted down my favourite spas and salons in North London and countless in Central, ideal for popping into on your way home from work, or if you’re really hardcore, on your lunch […]

Name Jamie Rockers Occupation PR & Social Media Executive at Crabtree & Evelyn Lives in… West London (Shepherds Bush) What products are you loving at the moment? Crabtree’s Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Body Cream (£36) and Pear and Pink Magnolia Eau de Toilette (£35) Where do you buy your beauty bits? Usually department stores such as […]

Blush London continues to travel across the city testing out its hottest hot waxers. In the latest ‘Testing the Treatment’ Blush checks out what Notting Hill, Pimlico and Marylebone have to offer. Gielly Green The Otilya Roberts Waxing Centre at Gielly Green My first of many future visits to the Otilya Waxing Centre, was […]

There is little else better in this world than a fresh blow-dry or a new cut; nothing looks slicker than freshly-cut blunt ends- whether you’re a grungey girl or a chelsea trustafarian. As a beauty writer I regularly catch myself eyeing up the ends of girls’ hair on the tube, and with blow-dry bars popping-up everywhere, […]